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  • Vietnamese Balm – Kinh Giới

    Vietnamese Name: Kinh Giới

    Common Culinary Name: Vietnamese Balm, Vietnamese Lemon Mint

    Botanical Family & Name: Lamniaceae, Elsholtzia  ciliata

    Vegetative Description: Leaves are usually a brilliant green with serrated edges.

    Native Habitat & Ecology: South East Asia

    Tasting Note: Lemon scented flavor with a suggestion of mint.  Because of it’s lemon flavor, we prefer to call it “Vietnamese Lemon Mint” or “Vietnamese Lemon Balm”.

    Culinary Uses: Eaten raw in a variety of soups and meat dishes. Also found on herb plates.

    Medicinal Uses: Used in tea for soothing properties and leaves used in steam baths for better skin.

    Propagation: Grown from seed or rooting mature stem in water or soil.

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